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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

733 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 37

Theft From School Three Youths Fined. Offence at Booroorban

The Independent · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 3

Before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., in the Deniliuin Police Court on Friday, Walter John Turner (18), Edward Robert Bennetts (20), and John…

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[?]Neral of M. Venizelos [?]Yalists Clash with Police Athens

The Independent · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 3

[?] Royalists, objecting to the cere[?]onial of M. Venizelos, conducted demonstrations to-day, and attempted to march to the palace…

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"Had to Do It" Man Charged with Double Murder Plea of Insanity Raised Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 5

At the central criminal court today Percival Henry Thomson 53, was charged with the alleged murder of his wife. Annie Muriel Thomson,…

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District Court

The Independent · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 4

In the Deniliquin District Court before Judge Coyle, on Tuesday morning. A Miller and Co., store keepers, Deniliquin, obtained…

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Collingwood Vicarage Murder. Cornelius Convicted. MELBOURNE, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 2

Edward Cornelius (29), mechanic, was convicted at the Criminal Court, to-day, of the murder of Rev. Harold Laceby Cecil, Vicar of St. Saviour's,…

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A Double Murder. Accused Convicted. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 2

Percival Henry Thomson (53), was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court, to-day, of the murder of his wife, Annie Muriel Thomson (39),…

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Leongatha Murder. Death Sentence to be Carried Out. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 2

Arnold Sodeman, who was convicted of the murder of June Rushmer, aged six, at Leongatha, on December 1st, is to be hanged. The…

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Murder Alleged Defence of Insanity. "I Had to Do It." Sydney

The Independent · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 3

In the Central Criminal Court today, Percival Henry Thomson, aged 53 years, was charged with the murder of his wife, Annie Muriel Thomson,…

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A Car Deal. Cross Summons in Small Debts Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court, on Tuesday, R. H. Cole proceeded against R. E. Davies to recover £7, being balance alleged to be owing on car…

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A Divorce Matter. District Court Judge Deals With Remitted Issues

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 2

In the District Court His Honour Judge Coyle, this morning, tried the remitted issues in the divorce matter between Gertrude Mary Crawford,…

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Police and S.P Constable Mingled with Crowd Denied "Planting" Tickets Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 5

When the Royal Commission investigating police methods in starting price betting cases was resumed this morning. Constable Lacey Bradbury…

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Collingwood Vicarage Murder

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 3

Edward Cornelius (29), mechanic, was convicted at the Criminal Court, on Thursday of the murder of Rev. Harold Laceby Cecil, Vicar of St…

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Stealing [?]

The Independent · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 1

At the Deniliquin [?] Tuesday afternoon, [?] C. H. Blackmore and [?] Sydney. James Alle[?]…

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Alleged Theft From Station. An Organised Police Search

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

We are informed by telephone, by our Mossgiel correspondent, that the Ivanhoe district is at present the scene of a search for a man in an old…

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Charged with Murder Two Men on Trial Following Garage Manager's Death Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 3

The trial was commenced at the Central Criminal Court before Mr. Justice Street of James Leighton Massey, 22, motor mechanic, and…

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Of Murder

The Independent · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

[?]aged 29 years, [?] of East Melbourne, [?]of the murder of Cecil at…

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The Vicarage Murder

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

The final stages were reached on Thursday last in the trial at the Criminal Court of Edward Cornellus, 20 mechanic charged with having…

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The Garage Murder. Two Mechanics Convicted. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

James Leigh ton Massey (22), and Aubrey Potter (21), motor mechanics, were sentenced to death at the Criminal Court, to-day, for the…

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Eongatha Murder [?]ce of Executive Council [?]Ian to Be Hanged

The Independent · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

[?]ictorian Executive council [?]Thursday that the sentence [?] imposed on Arnold Sodcman [?] under at Leongatha of June…

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Charge of Stealing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1936 · page 3

In the local Police Court on Thursday last before Mr. W. W. Elliott. J.P., James Alfred Coote (25) was charged with stealing a gold…

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